Why You Must Get An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) For Your Home

Many homeowners throughout the UK do not realise the importance of getting an energy certificate for their house particularly with the Green Deal plan coming into effect in January 2013. Now more than ever is the time to obtain an EPC www.epcforepcs.co.uk as you could miss out on some free energy saving home improvements which even include solar panels for free electricity from the sun, which will help you cut your energy bill. Don't have an energy certificate? It is needed as part of a green deal assessment to determine what improvement measures can be applied to a property, so it is important to get a survey done and and a certificate issued.

A typical Energy Performance Certificate

If you saw £10,000 lying outside your front door would you pick it up? Well we think in most cases that most people would, however that is what is on offer for owners of homes, landlords and registered social landlords. The grant allows all these groups to benefit from the free supply and installation of a range of measures which includes insulation, new heating boilers, and renewable energy systems which can be installed in your home. To date the take-up for the grant has been slow, largely due to poor public awareness of the scheme. This post aims to improve awareness so that the general public can take advantage of free home improvements.

Listed below are the Cash Back Schemes available:

• Loft Insulation (incl.top up) £100
• Cavity Wall insulation £250
• Solid Wall Insulation £650
• Flat roof insulation £390
• Room in roof insulation £220
• Floor Insulation £150
• Hot water cylinder insulation (top up) £10
• Draught Proofing £50
• Heating controls (roomstat and/or programmer & time/temperature zone controls) £70
• Condensing oil boiler from non-condensing oil heating or other £310
• Energy Efficient Gas Boilers Upgrade boiler to condensing gas boiler from non-condensing boiler or other. £270
• Flue Gas heat recovery (condensing combi boiler) only alongside replacement boiler £90
• New or replacement storage heaters £150
• Replacement warm-air unit £60
• Waste water heat recovery systems £60
• Double Glazing Double/Triple Glazing (old single glazing to A rated) £20 per m2 up to a maximum of £320
• Secondary glazing £15 per m2 up to a maximum of £230
• Insulated Doors High performance replacement doors £40
Some terms and conditions apply. Check with your local green deal provider for advice.

A Typical Domestic Air Source Heat Pump

If that's not enough you can also benefit from the installation of renewable energy technologies such as:

Air Source Heat Pumps which are used for space heating and cooling.

Ground Source Heat Pumps which are used to provide domestic hot water.

Solar Panels or PV which is used to produce electricity for your home.

Some terms and conditions apply. Keep up to date with the latest events and stories by free subscription to Green Deal News. Check with your local green deal provider for advice. So don't miss out contact an assessor today.
Green Deal www.greendealadvisersuk.com.